Now, our player KIA winner will study abroad at his own expense, and the club will also be strengthened
Dec 29, 2024
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KIA Tigers pitcher Cho Sang-woo (30) will depart for Seattle on the 30th. He planned to do personal training at his own expense for a month at Driveline, a pitching training center. Cho Sang-woo was originally scheduled to leave for Seattle on the 23rd, but his team changed due to the trade, so he delayed the schedule a little. KIA recruited Cho Sang-woo on the 19th by giving 1 billion won in cash to Kiwoom Heroes and the first and fourth rounds of rookies in 2026.
KIA decided to empower Cho Sang-woo, who chose to study in the U.S. One team training coach and one data team decided to accompany. We would like to compare the Hawkeye video held by the club and Cho Sang-woo's pitch analysis data with the new data to be obtained from the driveline. As Cho Sang-woo spends a lot of money to prepare for the upgrade, the club helps maximize the effect of driveline training.
KIA general manager Shim Jae-hak knew before the trade that Cho Sang-woo was preparing to study in the U.S. at his own expense. KIA has recently carefully selected several promising pitchers and has been studying abroad in the driveline, but he heard that Cho Sang-woo will also join. Cho Sang-woo had a question mark on his health in August due to shoulder pain, which was the news that General Manager Shim was convinced of Cho Sang-woo's healthy physical condition. This is because the driveline does not accept players with injuries.
KIA conducted Cho Sang-woo's medical test on the 20th. There was confidence that Cho Sang-woo had cleared all his injuries, but the club wanted to take a look at it and make it a little more clear. Both the right shoulder and elbow were clean without any specific findings on MRI examination.
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It was painful to give up Jang Hyun-sik (29), a must-win group who was an internal FA, to the LG Twins, but KIA did not feel discouraged and found a substitute. Cho Sang-woo's trade was the solution found after searching for ways to reinforce the bullpen in various ways.
Cho Sang-woo has won 33 games, 88 saves, 54 holds, 419 ⅓ innings, 430 strikeouts, and an ERA of 3.11 in 343 KBO games while spending 12 years in the Heroes alone from 2013 to this year.
This year, after returning from military service, he recorded six saves, nine holds, 39 ⅔ innings and a 3.18 ERA in 44 games. It was a report card that Cho Sang-woo himself could not be satisfied with due to the injury. This is why I decided to study in the U.S.
Jo Sang-woo "I thought I worked hard and made my body well while living in the military, but it was not as good as I thought. My body feels better, but I'm going to study why I couldn't use more strength. The driveline tells us a lot about how to use power. That's what I'm trying to look for when I'm happy" he said.
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Reporter Kim Min-kyung rina1130@sportschosun.com
rina1130@sportschosun.com
